{"product_id":"the-celebrants-9780593540428","title":"The Celebrants","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eA TODAY Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBig Chill \u003c\/i\u003efor our times, celebrating decades-long friendships and promises--especially to ourselves--by the bestselling and beloved author of \u003ci\u003eThe Guncle.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's been a minute--or five years--since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends, and twenty-eight years since their graduation when their adult lives officially began. Now Jordan, Jordy, Naomi, Craig, and Marielle find themselves at the brink of a new decade, with all the responsibilities of adulthood, yet no closer to having their lives figured out. Though not for a lack of trying. Over the years they've reunited in Big Sur to honor a decades-old pact to throw each other living \"funerals,\" celebrations to remind themselves that life is worth living--that their lives mean something, to one another if not to themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut this reunion is different. They're not gathered as they were to bolster Marielle as her marriage crumbled, to lift Naomi after her parents died, or to intervene when Craig pleaded guilty to art fraud. This time, Jordan is sitting on a secret that will upend their pact. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA deeply honest tribute to the growing pains of selfhood and the people who keep us going, coupled with Steven Rowley's signature humor and heart, \u003ci\u003eThe Celebrants\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving tale about the false invincibility of youth and the beautiful ways in which friendship helps us celebrate our lives, even amid the deepest challenges of living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Rowley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.14w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593540428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Rowley\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of five novels including, \u003ci\u003eLily and the Octopus, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book; \u003ci\u003eThe Editor, \u003c\/i\u003e an NPR Best Book of the Year; \u003ci\u003eThe Guncle, \u003c\/i\u003e a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor and Goodreads Choice Awards finalist for Novel of the Year; and \u003ci\u003eThe Celebrants\u003c\/i\u003e. His fiction has been translated in twenty languages. He resides in Palm Springs, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40918198648947,"sku":"9.78059E+12","price":31.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9faa35ce-845c-46de-b741-c0e37e6fc6b6.jpg?v=1691674170","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-celebrants-9780593540428","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}